What is the difference between a sheriff and police department? Do they govern different things and have completely separate powers? Does one have more jurisdiction over another and what happens when it comes to committing a criminal offence?
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I feel like Sheriffs in America Have a presence that is different in larger states than in smaller states. In Massachusetts, I don’t even know who my sheriffs are or where they work out of. I’ve never interacted with them at all. You just never hear a single thing about them. When I lived in New York, they seem to have a bigger presence, especially in the counties with large rural areas. In larger states out West and in the South, they seem more visible.
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